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I've been studying hard for the CCNA starting originally at 54% on A and 60 on B to now 81 % on simulated on B and, 70% on C and now i got on exam D 76.7%.

I have my exam tomorrow and was thinking about using the exam as a warm up/final cram before the exam. I got my exam at 1:30 pm i usually get up around 8 so I was thinking of using an hour and a half to test myself before the afternoon test. After review my wrong questions from the practice exam D

Taking my test tomorrow morning - I've done the Neil Anderson course on Udemy, most recent Boson test score is 89% (I've deliberately avoided taking each test more than twice and spread those attempts out to ensure I don't memorize questions). Currently doing Jeremy's Mega Lab for some lab minute comprehensive review, taking one more practice exam tonight and then going over flash cards. Tomorrow morning I'll do a couple short labs to get my mindset and maybe flip through a few final flashcards.

Fingers crossed!

hello guys, just started studying dynamic routing, I wanna know if there are some shortcuts to learn so many concepts, for now I'm using jeremy's it lab, his flashcards and CCNA official cert guide vol 1 and 2, and using Notion to take all notes, thanks in advance.

Just took my CCNA (200-301) after about 2 months of studying

Wanted to share what worked for me in case it helps someone else.

I used Neil Anderson’s course as my main resource to build the foundation, then leaned heavily on practice exams especially Boson. Toward the end I was basically spamming practice tests, reviewing every question I got wrong, and going back to watch videos on those weak areas until it actually clicked.

I also used ChatGPT a lot to break down concepts I didn’t fully understand (subnetting, routing decisions, STP, etc.) and to drill questions until I was comfortable explaining them.

Biggest thing that helped:

- Don’t just take practice tests review them deeply

- Focus on weak spots instead of what you already know

- Repetition + understanding > memorization

There were definitely some long nights, but staying consistent made the difference.

If you’re studying right now, keep going — it’s doable.

Happy to answer any questions 👍

I am an ELV system designer/drafter and I would like to move into Networking side of it. I don't know how to make that transition. Any advice would be appreciated.

Hello everyone are CCNA Exams really meant to be passed ,i've done it 2 times and still fail despite putting all the effort,,are there tricks to passing it? If there is any please help a brother out, thanks

Hello guys,

I just passed my CCNA yesterday and I want to give you some tips and feedback on how I studied for the exam. I also want to thank all the people on this sub who helped me by giving good advice.

So, to study for the CCNA I used Neil Anderson’s course and Jeremy’s IT Lab. I watched all of Neil’s videos and Jeremy’s videos, and I did all of Neil’s flashcards and labs as well.

I would recommend watching videos from different people about the same topic (for example STP) to get different points of view. It can also help if you didn’t understand one instructor’s explanation.

I would say that overall Neil’s and Jeremy’s courses are enough for the CCNA. The only topic where I think their courses lack information is the WLC GUI. Honestly, I passed the exam with a good score (I am giving my results at the end of this post), but for the WLC GUI in the CCNA exam the questions were more advanced than what Neil and Jeremy teach, so I would strongly advise you to learn the WLC GUI more in depth. For the rest, Neil’s and Jeremy’s courses are great.

For the exam simulation tests I took Boson ExSim, as well as Jeremy’s Exam Pack 1. I also tried some dumps you can find on the internet and mock exams made by AI.

From all of them, the dumps you can find on the internet are the closest to the questions you would find in the real CCNA exam. I still strongly advise you to take the Boson ExSim subscription because the way Boson tests you (2 hours, 4 labs and 69 questions) is exactly the same as the real CCNA exam, so it can help you understand how to pass the test.

For the Boson ExSim mock exams, I would say that their labs are much more difficult than the CCNA ones. Honestly, I was surprised at how easy the CCNA exam labs were. The multiple-choice questions, however, are a bit easier than the real CCNA, I would say. The thing is that the way the questions are asked during the CCNA exam is quite confusing. Not all questions, because some are very clear and straightforward, but I found that on average the questions were trickier in the actual CCNA exam.

My scores for the CCNA:
Automation and Programmability: 80%
Network Access: 95%
IP Connectivity: 96%
IP Services: 100%
Security Fundamentals: 93%
Network Fundamentals: 95%

My scores on the Boson exams on my first try:
Exam A: 78%
Exam B: 84%
Exam C: 77%
Exam D: 81%
Exam E: 80%

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask in the comments.

Hi! I've started studying networking and plan to take the CNAA exam. This will be followed by a bootcamp or other forms of training toward becoming a system administrator or network engineer. I don't want to come there without knowledge. I don't have a computer yet, so could you tell me what materials I can study on my phone? Are there any useful apps on my iphone?

Hey all, I finished Neil's ccna course from Flackbox yesterday, did all labs, flash cards from flackbox and also some JITL labs. I've bought JITL practice exam on Udemy and did the test number 2 today, got 70/100. It was good to see what topics I suck at so I can study more since my ccna is in 2 weeks.

Anyway, my questions is: Are JITL practice exam questions close to what I will find on CCNA? I'm not looking for a dump, just want to understand what to expect on the question style, wording, if got longer texts, etc. Many says they cannot finish the ccna in 120 minutes, but I finish JITL test in 1 hour, so idk what to expect.

I can't afford boson at this time.

Had 2 questions; are you allowed to use the “?” command in the exam labs and if u type a wrong command, does the IOS tell u that u have entered an incomplete command like on packet tracer……..I think im asking this cuz ACL controls are really messing up my brain and for most of my labs ive been using the ? command for help

Hi guys, may I ask how much you spent to get CCNA ? And is the total cost for getting the exam just 300$?

hello everyone , i have my test scheduled after 5 weeks . i never though i would get this stressed . i feel like all those 300 hours of studing , i dont remember anything!! I am a bit scared about the labs . are they hard ? what does it talk about ?? does anyone know any place i can practice exept boson and the labs in Netacad , i have done them many times .

I would be grateful for every suggestion !!

Почему cisco packet tracer свитч не пропускает пакет на маршрутизатор. Это нужно для того, чтобы роутер перенаправил пакет на dhcp и ПК получил свой ip адрес

I finished studying for the exam and I feel confident about almost all topics except wireless. I understand each thing on its own but I’m having a hard time bringing it together or explain it as a whole.

Do I watch the videos again or is there a better way to do this?

I had a VPN set up and working perfectly fine in Packet Tracer, but forgot to save it. Now, I have the config recreated exactly, but the tunnel won't start. Can someone please help me understand the debug output in the comments? It may as well be martian to me...

Also in the comments is the running config of the 2 routers that should be communicating properly. Any help is appreciated.

Bună ziua,

Aș dori să vă întreb dacă există șanse reale de angajare pentru persoane care au un anumit nivel de experiență practică, dar nu dețin diploma de Bacalaureat.În prezent, îmi doresc să obțin certificarea CCNA și dețin deja o certificare de la Certiport. Mereu mi-a plăcut partea de hardware — depanare, asamblare și înțelegerea componentelor în detaliu, inclusiv estimarea raportului cost–performanță. Am băgat şurubelnița în PC de la 13 ani. :))
Recent, am achiziționat un server de pe OLX ,este un Cisco C220 și am început să experimentez: am instalat diverse distribuții de Linux, diferite versiuni de Windows Server și am lucrat cu mașini virtuale în Hyper-V. De asemenea, împreună cu un prieten, am configurat un server pentru un joc — el s-a ocupat de partea de joc, iar eu de infrastructură și hosting.

Partea cu serverul a început din curiozitate, încercând să înțeleg diferențele dintre un server și un PC obișnuit. Ulterior, am aprofundat subiectul prin materiale online și mi-am dat seama că domeniul rețelisticii chiar mă pasionează.

Sunt conștient că mulți recomandă finalizarea studiilor (Bacalaureat și facultate), și înțeleg de ce. Totuși, în momentul de față am 26 de ani, locuiesc singur și sunt motivat să fac o schimbare reală în carieră.

Dacă există persoane care au trecut printr-o situație similară și au reușit să se angajeze în domeniu, orice sfat sau experiență împărtășită ar fi de mare ajutor. Mulțumesc!